Ply line Auris van

vetstu

Bit of advice needed please.
I am planning on ply lining the back of my Auris van and want it fairly secure. Would it be safe to screw down a few laths with self tappers into the steel floor (the bit where the seats would have been) I am guessing that it is hollow under that bit as the floor is a bit higher than where the base of the seats would have been.
Anyone have any ideas?
Thanks.

colm_mcm

How are you gonna get the spare wheel out?

vetstu

I'm not going the whole way back. Have the toyota rubber liner at the back so I'm coming back to hit it. Just shelving the front part.

colm_mcm

Theres nothing under there just don't use too long a screw at the back with fuel pump, tank etc.

vetstu

That's what I was thinking. Just enough to go through the metal and no more.
Thanks.

colm_mcm

Don't forget the car has full length curtain airbags so don't make the shelves too high and make sure you anchor the shelves properly. You don't want to have bits of shelf surgically removed if you're in a crash. The floor isn't structural so won't take much force.

vetstu

Thanks for all your info. Had a look in the brochure beforehand to see where the airbags came out from. Touch wood they'll never need to be deployed. I'm going to attach it to the wee bulkhead behind the seats too.